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Graptopetalum paraguayense (Ghost Plant)

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Graptopetalum paraguayense (Ghost Plant) succulent

Graptopetalum paraguayense is a clump-forming succulent commonly known as Ghost Plant or Mother-of-Pearl Plant. The leaves are thick and grayish-white, with a tint of pale purple when consistently exposed to sun. The leaves also have a slight fold in the middle and pointy at the tips. Its leaves and stems also have farina (or epicuticular wax), a protective powdery coating of wax. Graptopetalum paraguayense produces white, star-shaped flowers with red spots.

In the Philippines, Ghost Plant is commonly mistaken with Ghosty (one of its hybrid).

Subspecies and Hybrids of Graptopetalum paraguayense:

  • Graptopetalum paraguayense subsp. bernalense
  • Graptopetalum paraguayense f. variegata
  • Graptopetalum 'Purple Haze' (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Graptopetalum superbum)
  • xGraptosedum 'Bronze' (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Sedum stahlii)
  • xGraptosedum California Sunset 캘리포니아 선셋 (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Sedum adolphi)
  • xGraptosedum 'Gaëlle-Aline' 가엘 알린느 (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Sedum confusum)
  • xGraptosedum 'Ghosty' 고스티 (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Sedum sp)
  • xGraptosedum 'Francesco Baldi' 프란체스코 발디 / Darley Sunshine (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Sedum pachyphyllum)
  • xGraptoveria 'Albert Baynes' 알버트 베인즈 (probably Graptopetalum paraguayense x Echeveria sp / Rubella)
  • xGraptoveria 'Acaulis' 아카울리스 (probably Graptopetalum paraguayense x Echeveria amoena)
  • xGraptoveria 'Araluen Gem' 아랄룬 젬 (Echeveria purpusorum x Graptopetalum paraguayense)
  • xGraptoveria 'Douglas Huth' 더글라스 휴스 (probably Graptopetalum paraguayense x Echeveria gigantea)
  • xGraptoveria 'Fred Ives' (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Echeveria gibbiflora)
  • xGraptoveria 'Gypsy' / 'Mrs Richards' 미시스 리챠드 (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Echeveria sp) 
  • xGraptoveria 'Harry Watson' (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Echeveria 'Rubella')
  • xGraptoveria 'Titubans' 티투반스 (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Echeveria derenbergii)
  • xGraptoveria 'Fantome' 팡톰 (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Echeveria elegans)
  • xGraptoveria 'Marpin' / 'Pretty in Pink' (Graptopetalum paraguayense x Echeveria pulidonis) 
Graptopetalum paraguayense is one of my most favorite succulents. Ghost plant seems to be a rare succulent here in the Philippines, so it's been on my wishlist for a very long time. I was finally able to purchase my first batch of Ghost plant last year (pictures below). As the plant adjusts to the new environment, we will get to see it's real form! I hope to see one of them blooms!

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